Background Cervical radiculopathy is defined as a syndrome of pain and/or sensorimotor
deficits due to compression of a cervical nerve root. Understanding of this disease is vital for …

Study Design. Retrospective study of prospectively collected data. Objective. To determine if
the modified Frailty Index (mFI) could be used to predict postoperative complications in …

Study Design. A cross-sectional database study. Objective. The aim of this study was to train
and validate machine learning models to identify risk factors for complications following …

Objective We sought to predict surgical volumes for 2 common cervical spine procedures from
2020 to 2040. Methods Using the National Inpatient Sample from 2003–2016, nationwide …

BACKGROUND As spine surgery becomes increasingly common in the elderly, frailty has
been used to risk stratify these patients. The Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) is a novel …

Objective The goal of this study was to conduct an evidence-based quantitative assessment
of the correction of lumbar lordosis achieved by each of the 3 principal lumbar interbody …

Background Subdural hematomas (SDHs) are a common and dangerous condition, with
potential for a rapid rise in incidence given the aging US population, but the magnitude of this …

Study Design. Retrospective, observational study of clinical outcomes at a single institution.
Objective. To compare postoperative complication and readmission rates of payer groups in …

… John Di Capua … John Di Capua … use, smoking status, obesity, BMI score (<20 kg/m 2 , 20-30
kg/m 2 , or >30 kg/m 2 ), diabetes (insulin dependent, insulin independent, oral medications), …

Study Design. Bibliometric review of the literature. Objective. To analyze and quantify the most
frequently cited papers in lumbar spine surgery and to measure their impact on the entire …